Assessment of sediment toxicity and chemical concentrations in the San Diego Bay region, California, USA

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1570-1581

  Fairey, Russell ^a   Roberts, Cassandra ^a   Jacobi, Michele ^a   Lamerdin, Stewart ^a   Clark, Ross ^a   Downing, James ^a   Long, Edward ^b   Hunt, John ^c   Anderson, Brian ^c   Newman, John ^c   Tieerdema, Ronald ^c   Stephenson, Mark ^a   Wilson, Craig ^d  

^a MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d California State Water Resources Control Board   (United States)

Author keywords

Pore water toxicity; San Diego Bay, USA; Sediment chemistry; Sediment toxicity

Indexed keywords

CHLORDANE; COPPER ION; HEAVY METAL; MERCURY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE; ZINC ION;

BIOASSAY; POREWATER; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ESTUARY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION;

UNITED STATES, CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO BAY;

EID: 0031877069     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1998)017<1570:AOSTAC>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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